10-06-2007
move command
Hi,
I am using SOLARIS 9.
I am trying to move a huge number of files using the mv commands below-
#mv inbuffer/* /tmp/inbuffer/
but system says arguments too long..
Could u please tell which command i need to put for moving AND copying ???
Many Thanks in advance--
Purple
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purple
Purple(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Purple(3)
NAME
Purple - Perl extension to the libpurple instant messenger library.
SYNOPSIS
use Purple;
ABSTRACT
This module provides the interface for using perl scripts as plugins
in libpurple.
DESCRIPTION
This module provides the interface for using perl scripts as plugins in Purple. With this, developers can write perl scripts that can be
loaded in Purple as plugins. The scripts can interact with IMs, chats, accounts, the buddy list, libpurple signals, and more.
The API for the perl interface is very similar to that of the Purple C API, which can be viewed at http://developer.pidgin.im/doxygen/ or
in the header files in the Purple source tree.
FUNCTIONS
@accounts = Purple::accounts
Returns a list of all accounts, online or offline.
@chats = Purple::chats
Returns a list of all chats currently open.
@connections = Purple::connections
Returns a list of all active connections.
@conversations = Purple::conversations
Returns a list of all conversations, both IM and chat, currently open.
@conv_windows = Purple::conv_windows
Returns a list of all conversation windows currently open.
@ims = Purple::ims
Returns a list of all instant messages currently open.
SEE ALSO
Purple C API documentation - http://developer.pidgin.im/doxygen/
Purple website - http://pidgin.im/
AUTHOR
Christian Hammond, <chipx86@gnupdate.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2003 by Christian Hammond
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the General Public License (GPL). For more
information, see http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl.txt
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